Perry last competed at Locarno in 2011’s Filmmakers Of The Present competition with The Color Wheel.

Buzzard, the sophomore feature of Joel Potrykus, will feature in the Filmmakers Of The Present competition, which includes first and second films. The feature follows a young man, played by Joshua Burge, who battles inner demons.

Potrykus won best new director at Locarno in 2012 for his film Ape, also starring Burge.

Locarno artistic director Carlo Chatrian said the titles set the tone for this year’s festival, which he revealed will “feature a strong American independent cinema contingent”.

“While waiting to unveil the full line-up… we wanted to highlight the welcome return of two directors - not only to signal an obvious continuity with the recent past, but above all because for us the films of Alex Ross Perry and Joel Potrykus are among the most interesting of the recent crop of productions,” said Chatrian.

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